Sowme'eh Sara County

Sowme'eh Sara County
Persian: شهرستان صومعه‌سرا
County
Selke Wildlife Refuge in Sowme'eh Sara County
Selke Wildlife Refuge in Sowme'eh Sara County
Location of Sowme'eh Sara County in Gilan province (center, yellow)
Location of Sowme'eh Sara County in Gilan province (center, yellow)
Location of Gilan province in Iran
Location of Gilan province in Iran
Coordinates: 37°23′N 49°17′E / 37.383°N 49.283°E / 37.383; 49.283[1][2]
Country Iran
ProvinceGilan
CapitalSowme'eh Sara
DistrictsCentral, Mirza Kuchek Janghli, Taher Gurab, Tulem, Ziabar
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
125,074
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Sowme'eh Sara County at GEOnet Names Server

Sowme'eh Sara County (Persian: شهرستان صومعه‌سرا) is in Gilan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sowme'eh Sara.[4] The county is in the west of Gilan and is surrounded by Fuman County, Masal County, and Bandar-e Anzali County.

History

In 2021, Pishkhan Rural District was created in the Central District, and Taher Gurab Rural District was separated from it in the formation of Taher Gurab District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Abatar Rural District. Ziabar Rural District was also separated from the Central District to form Ziabar District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Bahambar Rural District.[5] The villages of Taher Gurab and Ziabar were converted to cities in 2023.[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 129,629 in 35,636 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 127,757 people in 39,238 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 125,074 in 41,975 households.[3]

Administrative divisions

Sowme'eh Sara County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Sowme'eh Sara County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[7]2011[8]2016[3]
Central District75,41277,08978,144
Kasma RD16,06214,67512,198
Pishkhan RD[a]
Taher Gurab RD11,44110,4978,997
Ziabar RD11,38710,9399,866
Sowme'eh Sara (city)36,52240,97847,083
Mirza Kuchek Janghli District24,86223,08621,139
Gurab Zarmikh RD15,67214,33312,774
Markiyeh RD5,0074,1653,525
Gurab Zarmikh (city)4,1834,5884,840
Taher Gurab District[a]
Abatar RD[a]
Taher Gurab RD
Taher Gurab (city)[b]
Tulem District29,35527,58225,791
Hend Khaleh RD13,10912,57211,013
Tulem RD9,4518,5398,043
Marjaghal (city)6,7956,4716,735
Ziabar District[b]
Bahambar RD[a]
Ziabar RD
Ziabar (city)[a]
Total129,629127,757125,074
RD = Rural District

See also

Wikimedia Commons logo Media related to Sowme'eh Sara County at Wikimedia Commons

flag Iran portal

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Established after the 2016 census[5]
  2. 1 2 Became a city after the 2016 census[6]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (15 October 2024). "دهستان اباتر, بخش مرکزی [Abatar Rural District, Central District], Sowme'eh Sara County, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "97MM+88P Shekar Baghan, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان گیلان به مرکزیت شهر رشت [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Gilan province centered on the city of Rasht]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 975475A9-5706-45C0-82E2-1A579CFF751D. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 6 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  5. 1 2 Jahangiri, Eshaq (5 May 2021) [مصوب 1400/02/15 (Approved 1400/02/15) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در خصوص تقسيمات كشوري در شهرستان صومعه سراي استان گيلان [‌Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Sowme'eh Sara County of Gilan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 186695. Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  6. 1 2 با ابلاغ به استاندار گیلان؛ وزیر کشور با تبدیل روستاهای ضیابر و طاهرگوراب به شهر موافقت کرد [‌With notification to the Governor of Gilan; the Minister of Interior agreed to convert the villages of Ziabar and Taher Gurab into cities]. دیارمیرزا [Diyar Mirza]. ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. 7 March 2023 [1401/12/16 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. نامه شماره ۳۳۶۶۷/۵۹۸۰۶ [Letter No. 33667/59806]. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  7. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Gilan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.